Chronic Pelvic Puzzle: Navigating Deep Endometriosis with Renal Complications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
Histopathological Examination Results
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Vacaroiu, I.A.; Balcangiu-Stroescu, A.-E.; Stanescu-Spinu, I.-I.; Balan, D.G.; Georgescu, M.-T.; Greabu, M.; Miricescu, D.; Cuiban, E.; Șerban-Feier, L.F.; Lupușoru, M.O.D.; et al. Chronic Pelvic Puzzle: Navigating Deep Endometriosis with Renal Complications. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 220. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13010220
Vacaroiu IA, Balcangiu-Stroescu A-E, Stanescu-Spinu I-I, Balan DG, Georgescu M-T, Greabu M, Miricescu D, Cuiban E, Șerban-Feier LF, Lupușoru MOD, et al. Chronic Pelvic Puzzle: Navigating Deep Endometriosis with Renal Complications. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(1):220. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13010220
Chicago/Turabian StyleVacaroiu, Ileana Adela, Andra-Elena Balcangiu-Stroescu, Iulia-Ioana Stanescu-Spinu, Daniela Gabriela Balan, Mihai-Teodor Georgescu, Maria Greabu, Daniela Miricescu, Elena Cuiban, Larisa Florina Șerban-Feier, Mircea Ovidiu Denis Lupușoru, and et al. 2024. "Chronic Pelvic Puzzle: Navigating Deep Endometriosis with Renal Complications" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 1: 220. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13010220